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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES.
4 VOLUME 8, NO. H 2.
The Next Step Toward the Oglethorpe Bi-Centennial Should Be Organization. Now’s the Accepted Time.
AWAITING ACTION
OF GREAT POWERS.
Greek and Turkish Armies Sus
pend Operations Pending
the Armistice.
GREEKS TAKE A TURKISH VESSEL.
Edhem Pasha Establishes Quarters—Battle
Imminent if Settlement is Not Im
mediately Made.
Constantinople, May 12 —The am
bassadors of the powers held a meet
ing Ibis morning, at which they pre
sented at the palace and to the Turk
ish government a collective note pro
posing an armistice, pending the ne
gotiations for peace between Turkey
and (ireece, which are now in progress.
Admirals in command ot the for
eign tleets in Cretan waters have been
notified of the mediation of the pow
ers bet ween Turkey and Greece, and
tiave been instructed to permit the
departure of Greek troops from the
island of Crete.
A decree, issued today by the coun
cil ot ministers, orders a battalion of
gendarmes to be dispatched to Larissa,
and also appoints the former Ottoman
consuls at Volo, Larissa and Trik
tiala to be kuimakams or administra
tors of the districts, with power to
orgauize Turkish arms in these parts
of Greece.
GREEKS TAKE A SHIP.
Athens, May 12—Advices received
here today from the island of Skia
th is, off the coast of the Volo penin
sula, say 'he Greek gunboat Senus and
the Greek torpedo boat No. 14 cap
tured, yesterday, off the island of Ten
edos, on the west coast of Asia Minor,
a Turkish steamer having on hoard 100
Turkish soldiers, 6 officers, 300 Mar
tini rifles, several thousand cartridges,
6 quick Are guns, various military
stores and £0,400 in cash.
GETTING IMPATIENT.
Pharsala, May 12 —Important fight
ing is expected here between the Turks
and Greeks tlnless armistice is imme
diately agreed upon at Constantinople
KDHKM WATCHFUL.
Pharsala, May 12.—Edhem Pasha,
Turkish csmmander-in-chief, has es
tablished his headquarters on a bill
opposite Pharsala.
TAKERS OF TICKETS.
Thousands of Railway Conductors Meet in
California.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 12. More
than 2,000 delegates to the twenty-
S'Xth session of the Order of Railway
Conductors arrived yesterday, and
before snnrise this morning an addi
tional 1,000 bad arrived to swell the
throng now surging through the
hotels.
A large number of delegates are ac
companied by their wives aud daugh
ters. and the streets are gay with flut
tering badges.
Promptly on time the delegates con
vened at Music Hail, Grand Chief
Conductor Clark occupying the chair.
The roll-call showed a majority of the
delegates present. Reports of the
grand chief conductor and other offi
cers occupied the whole of the first
session, which was- followed by a pub
lic reception, tendered to the visitors.
To Receive Clayton.
Mexico City, May 12.—President
Diaz will receive Minister Clayton in
the hall of ambassadors at the na
tional palace Thursday noon. Gen
eral Clayton is endeavoring to find a
suitable residence and offices for 'he
legation. He has already made an ex
cellent irnpretsion here.
Trial Postponed.
Bridgeport, Conn., May 12 —The
trial trip of the new gunboat Nash
ville, scheduled for today, has been
postponed od account of the weather.
HELLS ON EARTH.
More Evidence of the Devilish Deeds of Con
vict Guards.
Atlanta, May 12.—From the convict
camps of Wilkes and Houston counties
more stories of horrible outrage came
to the g .vernor’s ears today. The
facts disclose a reign of inhumanity
hard to realize in an enlightened com
munity.
No changes of raiment have been al
lowed the convicts, and the clothing
furnished is insufficient. The prison
ers have been brutally lashed by the
guards for trivial causes, and are
made to sleep in sweat boxes in which
fresh air is unknown. An investiga
tion showed 'hat the bodies of a great
majority of the convicts were cruelly
lacerated by the blows of the guards
and instances of seveie bodily torture
have been brought to light.
Governor Atkinson is indignant, and
will take summary action.
CHIPLEY AGAIN LEADS
The Election Will Be Settled by Withdrawa
of Raney.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 12.—Gtiip'ey
clin.bed to the 40 mark today, cutting
down Raney’s vote to 10, and leaving
that candidate hardly any other alter
native than to withdraw. The vote
was :
Chipley, 40; Stockton, 38; Raney, 10;
Hocker, 5; Burford, 1; Thomas Palm
er, 1; Blank, 1. Total vote cast, 9C>.
'The day of an election of a United
States senator is not thought to be
far distant. The withdrawal of
Raney will settle the question at once.
A rumor has been current recently
that if Stockton saw he couldn’t win,
he would throw his forces to Raney,
but this would be impracticable, as it
is known that his lull strength would
not go in that direction.
GUADALOUPE SHAKEN.
A Terrible Earthqnake Deals Death On the
Island.
St. Kitts, May 12.—A severe earth
quake lias occurred at Guadaloupe and
at Point-a-Pitre.
Five persons were" killed and sixty
houses were destroyed. A church was
thrown down.
Thirty-five persons have been
wounded. Ail the inhabitants have
been driven to the stree’s.
CONSUL KILLED.
The United States Representative Met Death
In a Battle.
Washington, May 12.—The state de
partment has received no information
regarding the killing of United States
Consul Alger at Puerto Cortez, Hon
duras during a light between the gov
ernment forces and the revolutionists.
In the absence of official informa
tion the department is disposed to
discredit tlie report.
ATHENS MUTUAL FAILS.
The Big Fire At Sylvania Caused the Com
pany’s Collapse.
Athens, Ga., May 12 —The Athens
Mutual Fire Insurance company was
placed in a receiver’s hands today.
The recent general conflagration at
Sylvania and the heavy losses required
of the company, proved too much for
it and caused the collapse.
Death of Colonel Rector.
Memphis, May 12. —Col. C. P. Rec
tor, commerc al agent of the freight
and passenger departments of the Cot
ton Belt railroad, died at his home in
this city this morning, aged 51. Col.
Rector, prior to his four years’ service
in Memphis, was general passenger
agent for the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway at Parsons, Kan.
Florida's Pythians.
Jacksonville, May 12. —The annual
session of the Grand Lodge, Knights
of Pythias of the state of Florida, con
vened in this city today at 10 o’clock,
and will be in session three days.
BRUNSWICK, GA.. THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1807.
CHAPMAN GIVEN
ANOTHER CHANCE.
The Senate About to Plunge Into
Another Sugar Investi
gation.
CUBAN MATTER TO COME UP TODAY.
It Will Be Endorsed By the Foreign Affairs
Committee—Butler Wants the Pres
ident to Explain.
Washington, May 12.—SePator Allen
introduced a resolution today request
ing Broker Chapman to come before
the senate committee and answer ques
tions he refused to answer at the last
sugar investigation before he can be
pardoned
The resolution went over until to
morrow. The discussion of the Chap
man case in the senate is believed to
be the initial step toward another su
gar investigation.
The Cuban resolution was brought
up in the senate, but went over until
tomorrow, when it will have the en
dorsement of the foreign affairs com
mittee, which meets tomorrow morn
ing.
Senator Butler introduced a resolu
tion today calling upon the president
to explain under what law or au
thority the sale of the Paciflo railroad
to a syndicate was asrrped upon. This
also went over until tomorrow.
The sugar trmt schedule of the
tariff bill, as framed by the republi
can members of the senate finance
committee, in the interest of the trust,
is doomed to defeat. Including seven
teen senators who are absent and
whose views could not be ascertained,
the senate stands thus : Against sched
ule. and trust, 47; for schedule and
trust, C; non-committal, IS; not clas
sified, 17; vacancies, 2: total member
ship of the senate, 90; majority
against schedule and trust,'6.
BOOTH-TUCKER INDICTED.
Head of the Salvationists Charged With
Keeping Disorderly House.
New York, May 12.—Frederick De
latour Booth-Tucker, head of the Sal
vation Army in this country, was in
dicted by the grand jury today, ac
cused of maintaining a disorderly
houss. The complaints were made by
residents in the neighborhood of the
barracks of the army, who claimed
that the continual noise of the band
and singing was a nuisance.
The charge is a misdemeanor pun
ishable by a line of SSOO or a year’s im
prisonment,, or both.
Hardware Jobbers.
Savannah, May 12. —The Southern
Hardware Jobbers’ association met
here today in its seventh annual con
vention. About fifty delegates were
present, representing hardware firms
from ali over the entire south.
Belated Burglars.
Blaokshear, May 12,—The safe in the
Plant System depot here was broken
into by burglars last night. The booty
was small, as the bulk of the money
had been forwarded to Savi.nnah a few
hours before.
DOES NOT AFFECT THEM.
The Waycross Telephone People Will Fill
Every Item of Their Contracts.
Mr. S. Carpenter, the energetic rep
resentative of I lie Waycross Telephone
company, who has just completed a
thorough canvass of Brunswick in the
interest of his line, informs The
Times that his company iw in no wise
affected by the decision of I lie supreme
court.
The company will not hesila’e a mo
ment in running its line into the city
and instituting its local exchange.
No subscriber need have the least un
easiness.
CUBANS WILL WIN
SAYS CONSUL LEE.
He Informs the State Department
That Weyler’s Pacification
is a Failure.
0
mSDESENTS STRONGER THAN EVER.
McKinley Tried to Keep the Communication a
Secret, But Its Disclosures
Leaked Out.
Washington, May 12.—Consul Gen
eral I.ee has made a report to the state
department t hat the Cuban insurgents
will win.
I.ee declares that General Weyler
has no grounds for stating that the
island is par.iflpd, and as a matter of
tact tlie insurrection was never 60
strong as at present. The Cuban
forces l ave been increased greatly in
numbers since his arrival, and the
Spaniards will finally be driven from
the island .
The Spanish troops are discontented
more than ever, because of their fail
ure to get their pay. The Cubans are
pursuing guerilla tactics and- harass
ing the Spanish army.
I‘resident McKinley is reluctant to
make public the report, but startling
facts are leaking out.
BLANTON MADE MAJOR.
Other Important News of Interest to the
Pythians.
Dr. G. W. Blanton, of this city, has
been appointed,by Gen. R. F. Harmon,
surgeon of the First regiment, Uni
form Rank, Knights of Pythias, pro
moting .him from his former position
as assistant surgeon. This appoint
ment raises Dr. Blanton’s rank from
captain to major. The honor could
not have been more worthily be
stowed.
Ms jot Louis Ilay m lias not yet ap
pointed an adjutant to fill the place
made vacant by the resignation of 11.
Walker Dexter.
Savannah expects to entertain 2,000
out-of-town Knights next week, 400
of v horn will be in the Uniform Rank.
Tlie Oglethorpe division will have
as rivals in the prize drill, tlie follow
ing divisions : Teutonia No. 3, of Sa
vannah ; Georgia No. l,of Savannah;
Augusta No. 0, Macon No. 7, Atlanta
No. 5.
The Fifth Regiment hand of At
lanta will furnish the music for the
encampment.
RESERVES TO RENDEZVOUS.
Will Meet North and South Carolina at Beau
fort July 5 or 19.
The plan of the government to have
the naval militia of adjoining states
rendezvous together at convenient
points has met with general approval
from the officers of the navy and the
Naval Militia of the country. The lo
cal Naval Militia officers, as well as
tlie enlisted men, express themselves
as highly pleased.
The Naval Militia of North and
South Carolina and Georgia are to go
into camp at Beaufort, S. C., either on
July 5 or 19, and remain a week or ten
days, taking trips to sea oil a fleet of
warships for training at tlie guns and
in seamanship, drilling in boats with
landing forces from the battleships
and in the defense of harbors with
auto-mobile and stationary torpedoes
and land batteries.
The Brunswick companies will
probably he transported to Beaufort
in a cruiser sent for the purpose.
Sterling Peaches.
Reaches are ripening in Chariton
Wright’s orchard at Sterling. He ex
pects to have them on the market next
week. ■
IN ONE DAY'S ROUND.
Matters of Contemporary Interest That
Caught the Reporter’s Eye.
Citizens and visitors who pass along
Newcastle street from F to Gloucester
cannot fail to notice the streamlet
that trickles along in the gutter on the
west aide of the street, having its
source in the drinking fountain at the
intersection of F street, and its mouth
in a small sea in front of the National
bank. Uninterruptedly this little
stream has llowed away for many
months, and nothing has been done to
check it. The Times suggested many
weeks ago that it could be easily cor
rected by a little work on the fountain,
the overflow of which causes the nuis
ance. But it has gone on, growing
wider as it llowed, and forming an un
sightly bog along the entire length of
the course. There is no excuse for it
and it should be checked at once.
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“I consider the Oglethorpe bi cen
tennial a splendid idea,” said a leading
citizen yesterday. “The united effort
of our citizens could, I am sure, ac
complish a very creditable display.
We should organize at an early date
and put our best and most active men
at the head of the various depart
ments. For instance, I would say in
the way of suggestion that to super
intend the arrangement ot the spec
tacular part of the celebration, the
parades and similar demonstrations,
no fitter man could be found than
Gen. J. Floyd King, who so generous
ly gave his time and attention to the
orgarization of the Memorial day ob
servance. Then there’s Aiken, Wright,
Dart and Newman to manage the mil
itary department and any number of
good men to take charge of the other
features. The ouly trouble is that
Brunswick people, as a rule, are slow
to pull together, and unless they make
a resolution to work in unison tlie
idea may as well he abandoned.” The
gentleman who thus delivered himself
would be a most excellent chief or
ganizer, and there is no doubt that lie
would he glad to serve.
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The city council will probably pass
finally on the city clock question at
tonight’s meeting. The best argument
in favor of a clock is that, tlie people
want it. Asa necessary convenience
there is nothing so badly needed. But
if the council decides against the
clock, they should lose no time in hav
ing the holes in the city hall tower
boarded up. The exposure lias been
damaging, enough, as far as it has
gone; and it would he criminal negli
gence to allow it to continue longer.
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The grand jury meets next Monday,
and there exists the usual uneasiness
in certain quarters. From all indica
tions, however, tlie next term of the
superior court will he the most irre
deemably dull in years. The city
court lias left Judge Sweat but a few
criminal cases to try, and the civil
docket is unrelieved by a single inter
esting issue. As for the next grand
jury, it will be different from all its
predecessors in one particular—it will
not be called upon to recommend the
erection of anew courthouse.
Fell Sixty Feet.
A sailor from one 6? the vessels
down the hay was brougiit to the city
late yesterday afternoon, and taken to
Dr. Hugh Buriorif for surgical atten
tion. The man had fallen from the
rigging to the deck, a distance of sixty
feet, aud miraculously escaped instant
death. His ankle was fractured and
he is injured internally. Dr. Burford
assigned tlio injured man to tiie mar
ine hospital.
Discussed the Clock.
The finance committee of the city
council held a special meeting yester
day afternoon at the city hall for the
purpose of deciding what lecommend
ation they would make on the clock
question, which was referred to that
committee at the last council meeting.
It is not known what they will recom
mend at tonight's council roeetmg.
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
JHDGE SPEER SAYS
IT MUST BE SOLD.
Decree Signed for Foreclosure on
Brunswick Light and Water
Company.
TWENTY DAYS TO PAY THOUSANDS.
Alexander Proudfit and W. E. Burbage
Named As Commissioners to Con
duct the Sale.
The property of the Brunswick
Light and Water company is to be
sold at public outcry to the highest
bidder.
In United Siates court at Macon
yesterday, Judge Emory Speer signed
a decree fir the foreclosure and aie
ot the company’s property.
The decree provides that unless the
principal debt, with interest, at 0 per
cent, from 1806, is paid within twenty
days from the date of the decree, all
the property is to be Advertised and
sold to the highest bidder, under the
usual legal process.
The amount of the principal is
$218,000.
Judge Speer, in the decree, named
Alexander I’roudlit and William E.
Burbage as commissioners to arrange
for and conduct the sale.
Mr. Burbage has been acting as re
ceiver for the company for a long pe
riod, and some further process in the
mortgage litigation was momentarily
expected.
Arrangements will probably be per
fected, before the sale occurs, to pro
vide for the pufehase of the property
and the continuation of its operations.
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Dredge Alabama Working Night and Day
Deepening the Channel.
Oglethorpe bay is lively now. The
big dredge Alabama of Mobile, which
is doing dredging for the government
contractor, J. Rittenhouse Moore, has
been workiug night and day for some
time opposite the Plant System dock.
She is now deepening the channel in
Academy creek alongside tlie break
water. The tug Robert Turner is
here employed in moving the dredge
around as the work progresses.
ALONG THE BAY.
Items of Harbor News and General Shipping
Interest.
There were no arrivals of vessels
yesterday.
The schooner Henry R. Tilton, after
discharging her cargo of oil for the
Standard Oil Cos., lias sailed to the Sa
tilla, to load a cargo of lumber.
Another Johnston line steamer is
expected soon.
A Card Party.
Miss Ethel Downing entertained at
cards last evening, complimentary to
the Misses I’rioleau. Those present
were : Misses Madden, I’enniman,Col
son, Cargyle, Butts, Burroughs, Night
ingale, Wilder, Fe Symons, Alice and
Lizzie I’rioleau.dußignon,Mrs. Fuller,
and Messrs. Meader, Butts, Symons,
McCullough, Nightingale, Twitty,
Charles and Ernest Fleming, Marye,
George Smith, Howard Waff, Titus, 11.
F. diißignoo, Thomas Fuller. Messrs.
Fuller and Smith tied for first gentle
man’s prize, Mr. Fuller winning.
Messrs. Marye and Smith tied for the
consolation, Mr. Marye winning. Miss
Alice Prioleau wot? the first ladies
prize and Miss Nightengale the con
solation.
Resident Physician.
Dr. J. A. Butts has received notice
of his appointment as resideut physi
cian at Hotel Cumberland for the first
two weeks in June. Dr. and Mrs.
Butts will spend that period at the
resort.